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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2292 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 114 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Liz Miranda |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act providing for a universal basic income for youth aging out of foster care. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Liz MirandaSecond SuffolkJason M. LewisFifth Middlesex2/7/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex2/8/2023Sean Garballey23rd Middlesex2/14/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2292 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 114 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Ms. Miranda, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 114) of Liz Miranda, Jason M. |
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| 19 | 19 | | Lewis, Vanna Howard and Sean Garballey for legislation to provide for a universal basic income |
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| 20 | 20 | | for youth aging out of foster care. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 3954 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act providing for a universal basic income for youth aging out of foster care. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 Chapter 119 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 23B the |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2following section:- |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 Section 23C. The department shall, subject to appropriation, provide a cash stipend of |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4$1,000 per month for 5 years to any individual formerly under the custody, care or responsibility |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5of the department, but have transitioned from the custody, care or responsibility of the |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6department upon reaching the age of 23. |
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